Game



April 19 1927. 1,624,970

H. K. QWYE GAME Filed July 51, 1925 2 Sheets-Shet 1 Patented Apr.19.19.27.

UNITED STATES HARRY K; OWYE, OF LOVELOCKS, NEVADA.

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Application filed July 31',

My present invention has reference to a game apparatus designed for twoplayers, and which is not only Interesting and mstructive but requiresconsiderable skill in the playing thereof.

My object isthe provision of a game apparatus in which the playing fieldis divided by adesired number of transverse and interscctinglongitudinal lines into blocks, and, at the beginning of the game thereis arranged atthe opposite end series of blocks playing pieces,representing opposing squad- "rons of naval warfare including dirigiblesand aeroplanes, each separate playing piece having a difi'erent value,and each separate playingpieceqis permitted to move only in certaindirections on 'the blocks of the field,

1 one object being for one of the players to capture the battleshipplaying piece of the other player which terminates in .the playing'ofone end of the game, but an important object of both the players is tocapture as many of his opponents playing pieces as possible as. thetotal value of the Captured. pieces add to the score. I

A game apparatus in accordance with this invention is illustrated bythefacco'mpanying drawings and in which-:- K

Figure 1 is a top plan view-thereof with the pieces arranged on theboard or field for the beginning of the game.

Figures 2 to 11 represent the different playing pieces employed and thevalue of such pieces.

Figures 12 to 19 are diagrammatic views illustrating by the dotted linestherein the direction of movementof the several playing pieces. 4 a

' In carrying out my invention, I preferably make use of a flangedboard 1. The portion .of the board between the flanges thereof pro- Asmy improvement is in the nature of ,a

game of naval warfare thdplaying pieces employed are shapedto'correspond with the particular craft that it represents. In additionto crafts two of the playing pieces used by each of the players areshaped to repre-' sent torpedoes havin this name inscribed in one of thefaces t ereof. Thetorpedo- 1925. Serial No. 47,383.

shaped crafts are. indicated by the numeral 3. Each player is entitledtoa playing piece representing a dirigible aircraft 4. The dirigible isof the Zeppelin'type and has the abbreviation -Zep inscribed thereon.Each player is also entitled to the em- I ployment of an aeroplane whosename is also inscribed thereon. In add ion to the torpedoes. andail-crafts, a sub] arine 6 is used as'well astwo 'gunboats 7 twodestroy-' ers 8, two battleships 9, two cruisers 10; and a flagship 11.The names of the ships represented by the pieces are inscribed there--on. On the under face of each-of the several pieces there is inscribedthe approximate cost of the production thereof, as indif cated inFigures 2 to 9 of the drawings. In Figures 11 to 19 I have indicated indiagram the direction of travel on the blocks in the field to whichjheseveral playing pieces are entitled to move. By reference to Figure 11it will be noted that: the battleshipplaying piece may move either indisclosed by Figure 12. v The gunboat play-.

ingpiece canmove only diagonally in four after reaching the oppositeside of the board but can move only one block at a time. The destroyermay also move in the direction of the diagonal lines, disclosed by saidFigure 15. The submarine, indicated in Figure 16, can move straightahead as far as desired by the player and may also move diagonally, asindicated by the dotted'lines. The torpedo Figure 17, may be movedstraight ahead as far as desired and backward one space or block' whilethe aeroplane, Figure 18, is permitted to move diagonally in all fourdirections a'sfar as desired; The Zep pelin, Figure 19, may movestraight ahead, backward or sideways.

The primary object of. the players is to capture his opponents flagship,and the playing pieces are moved on the board onlyv in the directions asabove described. lVhen a playing piece of one player is brought directlyopposite that of his opponent the player wins this piece-from hisopponent. As the playing pieces have different; values it is animportant object of one player to directions, while the cruiser, Figure:14, can move in four right-angular directions. The destroyer. Figure-15, can move backward p number of his opponents pieces that total morethan the value of his lost battleship piece.

The novelty. of the improvement and the interest and amusement affordedthereby, will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent when the foregoingdescription hasbeen carefully read in connection with the accompanylngdrawings.

Having described the invention, I claim A game apparatus of navalwarfare,'in-

cluding a playing surface divided. into transverse rows of blocks,playing pieces arranged along certain rows of said blocks and shaped torepresent naval aircraft, a battleship, a flagship, torpedoes,aeroplanes and Zeppelins, each of which has a different game valuation,indicia arranged on the bottom of each gamepiece indicative of the costof production thereof, and each of said game pieces except-thebattleship and flagship pieces being adapted to be moved over theplaying surface in a predetermilleddirection and different from thedirection of each other, and said battleship and flagship pieces beingadapted to bemoved in any desired direction. 4

In tesiimony whereof I atiix my signature.

HARRY K, OWYE,

